Buck Williams Career Stats and Season Totals

Per gameTotalsPer 36 minFantasy

Career regular season

PTS: 12.8
REB: 10.0
AST: 1.3
STL: 0.8
BLK: 0.8
TS%: 58.7
MIN: 32.5
GP: 1,307

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season

1981-82	BKN	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	60.3	34.5	82
1982-83	BKN	17.0	12.5	1.5	1.1	1.3	61.1	36.1	82
1983-84	BKN	15.7	12.3	1.6	1.0	1.5	55.6	37.1	81
1984-85	BKN	18.2	12.3	2.0	0.8	1.3	56.2	38.8	82
1985-86	BKN	15.9	12.0	1.6	0.9	1.2	56.5	37.4	82
1986-87	BKN	18.0	12.5	1.6	1.0	1.1	61.6	36.3	82
1987-88	BKN	18.3	11.9	1.6	1.0	0.6	60.3	37.7	70
1988-89	BKN	13.0	9.4	1.1	0.8	0.5	56.9	33.1	74
1989-90	POR	13.6	9.8	1.4	0.8	0.5	59.7	34.2	82
1990-91	POR	11.7	9.4	1.2	0.6	0.6	63.9	32.3	80
1991-92	POR	11.3	8.8	1.4	0.8	0.5	65.1	31.5	80
1992-93	POR	8.3	8.4	0.9	1.0	0.7	54.5	30.5	82
1993-94	POR	9.7	10.4	1.0	0.7	0.6	59.8	32.5	81
1994-95	POR	9.2	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	54.5	29.5	82
1995-96	POR	7.3	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	54.8	23.9	70
1996-97	NY	6.3	5.4	0.7	0.5	0.5	57.4	20.2	74
1997-98	NY	4.9	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	56.0	18.0	41

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS: 11.2
REB: 8.7
AST: 1.0
STL: 0.8
BLK: 0.6
TS%: 57.1
MIN: 34.4
GP: 108

Career regular season

PTS: 16,784
REB: 13,017
AST: 1,646
STL: 1,080
BLK: 1,100
TO: 2,784
FGM: 6,404
3PTM: 5

Totals by season

1981-82	BKN	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	513	0
1982-83	BKN	1,396	1,027	125	91	110	246	536	0
1983-84	BKN	1,274	1,000	130	81	125	237	495	0
1984-85	BKN	1,491	1,005	167	63	110	238	577	1
1985-86	BKN	1,301	986	131	73	96	244	500	0
1986-87	BKN	1,472	1,023	129	78	91	280	521	0
1987-88	BKN	1,279	834	109	68	44	189	466	1
1988-89	BKN	959	696	78	61	36	142	373	0
1989-90	POR	1,114	800	116	69	39	168	413	0
1990-91	POR	933	751	97	47	47	137	358	0
1991-92	POR	901	704	108	62	41	130	340	0
1992-93	POR	678	690	75	81	61	101	270	0
1993-94	POR	783	843	80	58	47	111	291	0
1994-95	POR	757	669	78	67	69	119	309	1
1995-96	POR	511	404	42	40	47	90	192	2
1996-97	NY	465	397	53	40	38	79	175	0
1997-98	NY	202	183	21	17	15	38	75	0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Career regular season

PTS: 14.2
REB: 11.1
AST: 1.4
STL: 0.9
BLK: 0.9
TS%: 58.7
MIN: 32.5
GP: 1,307

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season

1981-82	BKN	16.2	12.8	1.4	1.0	1.0	60.3	34.5	82
1982-83	BKN	17.0	12.5	1.5	1.1	1.3	61.1	36.1	82
1983-84	BKN	15.2	11.9	1.6	1.0	1.5	55.6	37.1	81
1984-85	BKN	16.9	11.4	1.9	0.7	1.2	56.2	38.8	82
1985-86	BKN	15.3	11.6	1.5	0.9	1.2	56.5	37.4	82
1986-87	BKN	17.9	12.4	1.6	1.0	1.1	61.6	36.3	82
1987-88	BKN	17.5	11.4	1.5	1.0	0.6	60.3	37.7	70
1988-89	BKN	14.1	10.2	1.2	0.9	0.5	56.9	33.1	74
1989-90	POR	14.3	10.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	59.7	34.2	82
1990-91	POR	13.0	10.5	1.3	0.7	0.7	63.9	32.3	80
1991-92	POR	12.9	10.1	1.6	0.9	0.6	65.1	31.5	80
1992-93	POR	9.8	9.9	1.1	1.2	0.8	54.5	30.5	82
1993-94	POR	10.7	11.5	1.1	0.8	0.7	59.8	32.5	81
1994-95	POR	11.2	10.0	1.2	1.0	1.0	54.5	29.5	82
1995-96	POR	11.0	8.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	54.8	23.9	70
1996-97	NY	11.2	9.6	1.2	0.9	0.9	57.4	20.2	74
1997-98	NY	9.8	9.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	56.0	18.0	41

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career regular season

GP: 1,307
ESPN: 35,389.0
YAHOO: 38,629.4
ESPN/G: 27.1
YAHOO/G: 29.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season

1981-82	BKN	82	2,688.0	2,903.5	32.8	35.4
1982-83	BKN	82	2,946.0	3,172.9	35.9	38.7
1983-84	BKN	81	2,734.0	3,050.0	33.8	37.7
1984-85	BKN	82	2,910.0	3,228.5	35.5	39.4
1985-86	BKN	82	2,637.0	2,943.7	32.2	35.9
1986-87	BKN	82	2,817.0	3,120.1	34.4	38.1
1987-88	BKN	70	2,330.0	2,590.3	33.3	37.0
1988-89	BKN	74	1,852.0	2,060.2	25.0	27.8
1989-90	POR	82	2,194.0	2,404.0	26.8	29.3
1990-91	POR	80	2,010.0	2,124.7	25.1	26.6
1991-92	POR	80	2,018.0	2,086.8	25.2	26.1
1992-93	POR	82	1,820.0	1,943.5	22.2	23.7
1993-94	POR	81	1,947.0	2,118.6	24.0	26.2
1994-95	POR	82	1,836.0	1,965.8	22.4	24.0
1995-96	POR	70	1,107.0	1,229.8	15.8	17.6
1996-97	NY	74	1,082.0	1,175.9	14.6	15.9
1997-98	NY	41	461.0	511.1	11.2	12.5

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Age: 66 yearsMar 8, 1960
Height: 6' 8"
Debut: 1981
Birthplace: Rocky Mount, NC
Draft: 1981Rd 1, Pk 3
College: Maryland
Rookie of the Year: 1981-82
All-Defensive First Team: 2x
All-Defensive Second Team: 2x

All awards (5)

1x Rookie of the Year
2x All-Defensive First Team
2x All-Defensive Second Team
1x All-NBA Second Team
1x All-Rookie First Team

Latest performance

Buck Williams

May 05 · @ IND · L 93-83

MIN: 8
PTS: 2
REB: 0
AST: 0
STL: 0
BLK: 0
FG%: 100.0
3PTM: 0

Games

All games

Most recent games
Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Tue, May 05	atINDL 93-83	2	0	0	8
Sun, May 03	atMIAW 98-81	12	14	1	30
Fri, Apr 24	atMIAL 94-79	0	2	0	7
Sat, Apr 18	atCHIL 111-109	12	8	1	33
Thu, Apr 16	vsTORW 108-79	5	4	0	23
Tue, Apr 14	vsWSHL 104-102	7	5	0	23

What were Buck Williams's career stats?

Buck Williams played 17 seasons for the Nets, the Trail Blazers and the Knicks. He scored 16,784 points with 13,017 rebounds and 1,646 assists in 1,307 games — 12.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. His best season was 1984-85: 1,491 points, 1,005 rebounds and 167 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 14 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1997-98

Buck Williams finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Awards

All-time career rank

113th in points (16,784)
16th in rebounds (13,017)
136th in steals (1,080)
78th in blocks (1,100)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Field Goal %: 1989-90 (7th)

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Playoff series

Buck Williams played 108 games across 14 NBA postseasons in 25 series — 10 won, 15 lost.

Buck Williams's line in each playoff series

1997-98	MIA	Lost 1-1	2	6.0	8.0	0.5
1997-98	IND	Lost 0-1	1	2.0	0.0	0.0
1996-97	NO	Won 3-0	3	6.0	5.0	1.0
1996-97	MIA	Lost 3-4	7	3.6	3.6	0.4
1995-96	UTAH	Lost 2-3	5	4.8	5.0	0.2
1994-95	PHX	Lost 0-3	3	8.3	6.3	0.3
1993-94	HOU	Lost 1-3	4	12.8	8.8	0.5
1992-93	SA	Lost 1-3	4	8.8	7.3	0.3
1991-92	LAL	Won 3-1	4	13.8	12.3	1.3
1991-92	PHX	Won 4-1	5	11.4	7.4	1.0
1991-92	UTAH	Won 4-2	6	7.0	8.2	1.0
1991-92	CHI	Lost 2-4	6	7.8	7.3	1.0
1990-91	OKC	Won 3-2	5	12.2	9.4	1.0
1990-91	UTAH	Won 4-1	5	9.8	6.8	1.2
1990-91	LAL	Lost 2-4	6	9.2	10.3	0.5
1989-90	DAL	Won 3-0	3	14.7	13.0	2.0
1989-90	SA	Won 4-3	7	14.7	9.0	1.7
1989-90	PHX	Won 4-2	6	11.7	7.7	2.0
1989-90	DET	Lost 1-4	5	11.2	9.0	1.8
1985-86	MIL	Lost 0-3	3	20.7	10.3	0.7
1984-85	DET	Lost 0-3	3	24.7	10.7	0.3
1983-84	PHI	Won 3-2	5	18.4	15.2	1.2
1983-84	MIL	Lost 2-4	6	13.2	13.2	1.7
1982-83	NY	Lost 0-2	2	19.0	11.5	2.0
1981-82	WSH	Lost 0-2	2	17.5	10.5	1.5